Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Denjirō Ōkōchi (5 February 1898 – 18 July 1962) was a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in jidaigeki directed by such masters as Akira Kurosawa, Daisuke Itō, Sadao Yamanaka, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hiroshi Inagaki and Masahiro Makino. His real name was Masuo Ōbe. Training in Shinkokugeki under Shōjirō Sawada, Ōkōchi entered Nikkatsu in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara films playing characters such as Chūji Kunisada and Sazen Tange. At his peak, he was one of the top jidaigeki stars alongside Tsumasaburō Bandō and Chiezō Kataoka. During…
Also known as
Oobe Masuo · Ôkôchi Denjirô · Denjiro Okochi · Masuo Oobe · 大河内伝次郎
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Known For
Jigoku taiko
1953 · Movie
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949 · Movie
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Movie
Sanshiro Sugata
1943 · Movie
Duel at Omagatsuji
1951 · Movie
A Young Rabble 2
1959 · Movie
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · Movie
A Young Rabble
1959 · Movie
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954 · Movie
The Red Shadow
1961 · Movie
Lord of Red Banner
1960 · Movie
Castle of Flames
1960 · Movie